A 45-year-old patient with chronic pancreatitis is suffering from malnutrition and weight loss secondary to inadequate pancreatic exocrine secretions. Which is TRUE regarding pancreatic secretions?
Correct Answer: Secretin releases fluid rich mainly in electrolytes and bicarbonate.
Description: Secretin releases fluid rich mainly in electrolytes and bicarbonate. Both cholecystokinin and vagal stimulation result in fluid with a high content of enzymes. Among the pancreatic enzymes, amylase and lipase are released in their active forms; whereas, the proteolytic enzymes (trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen) are secreted as inactive zymogens. Their activation occurs in the duodenum, where the zymogens are exposed to enterokinase.
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